Rebirth: A Cinderella's Counterattack

Chapter 1134: Chapter 1114: Strange Cave Dwelling

The two continued to fall, but the combination of Tang Tianyi’s calmness and Luo Qianqian’s imagination formed their current state. Tang Tianyi held Luo Qianqian tightly as they plummeted rapidly, the enormous abyss they descended through became just a small crack, yet still bottomless.

Surprisingly, the two of them even had swimming rings around them, which was utterly bewildering.

Luo Qianqian was tightly held by Tang Tianyi around the waist, their chests and abdomens pressed firmly together, and even at such high-speed descent, it couldn’t prevent a cyclone from forming around them.

Luo Qianqian’s arms were slightly spread open behind Tang Tianyi, her eyes closed, and her face expressionless, resting against Tang Tianyi’s chest. Yet the fine beads of sweat on her forehead signified that she was not at ease at this moment. With Tang Tianyi’s protection, her sweat didn’t sprawl about like their hair and clothes, crazily striking their cheeks as if aiming for the heavens, but flowed evenly and got absorbed by Tang Tianyi’s clothes.

A muffled groan came, and Luo Qianqian instantly felt a tickle in her throat, and she spat out something. Though she didn’t look directly at it, she could easily tell from the taste that it wasn’t water but blood.

Panic filled Luo Qianqian’s heart, but she was trying her best to move, hoping that a bit more water below might increase their chances of survival.

Just then, a gust of cold wind blew from below, shocking the two of them, their eyes wide open, and as Luo Qianqian opened her eyes, the surrounding cyclone dispersed and vanished.

To their amazement, their descent speed slowed down gradually, much like the sensation of a roller coaster coming to a stop, leaving Luo Qianqian utterly bewildered.

As they slowly landed, Luo Qianqian collapsed on the ground, while Tang Tianyi, too surprised by the surroundings, was startled by the bloodstains on their chest. He quickly embraced Luo Qianqian, ”What’s wrong with you?”

Luo Qianqian shook her head gently, ”I’m fine. I might have bitten my gums in a hurry, I’m not in pain.”

Tang Tianyi took out a flashlight to carefully check Luo Qianqian’s complexion before nodding in relief. At that moment, they finally had the leisure to observe their surroundings.

There weren’t any electric lights, yet it was very bright, lit by torches, which puzzled Luo Qianqian, ”Are there people here? If not, why are the torches burning?”

Even Everbright Lamps wouldn’t last this long, would they?

However, Tang Tianyi viewed it differently. He surveyed around, crouched down, touched the walls, and a look of realization dawned on his face, ”This is a formation, multiple formations overlaid. We might be the first ones here.”

”How do you know we’re the first?” Luo Qianqian asked, leaning against the wall. Although she wasn’t injured, the prolonged descent left her feeling weightless, and her legs weak.

”Lamp oil is limited, and the formation is irreversible,” Tang Tianyi said calmly, ”Furthermore, it seems you triggered the formation.”

”Me? How is that possible?” Luo Qianqian was filled with confusion.

The spiritual formation technique was different from what Tang Tianyi studied, but he could confirm that it was beyond his ability to achieve this.

Only the corresponding attribute cyclone could trigger the hidden formation within the long descent tunnel, activating the formation below, thus preventing their demise...

But if Luo Qianqian’s idea of melting the ice to water for survival on impact was true, the tunnel might be hundreds of times longer, the space below would be unimaginably vast.

Fortunately, such an event existed, and the two of them narrowly escaped death.

Tang Tianyi held onto Luo Qianqian, pulled the swimming rings on their waist back into the space, and they cautiously moved forward, occasionally throwing a bottle of water ahead, fearing any mechanism traps that might spell doom.

Unbeknownst to them, as they moved through the passage, the tunnel through which they had descended was gradually shrinking, eventually leaving no trace, as if it had never existed.

The two remained cautiously supporting each other as they moved slowly to the end of the passage, where they found a large, pitch-black door. It had no handle, no keyhole, just standing there dauntingly.

”Do you think we’re meant to become old monsters here?” Luo Qianqian looked at the door and, after a moment’s silence, made a joke, ”I feel like cultivating here would naturally make me surpass you.”

”Luo Qianqian, can you have a bit of ambition?” Tang Tianyi said exasperatedly, pinching Luo Qianqi gently on the face, ”We must get out. Have you forgotten? We still have a mission!”

Regardless of the matter, adding the word ’mission’ intensified the sense of ceremony.

Luo Qianqian took a deep breath, ”Should we smash the door? Dig around it? Or pick the lock? But there’s no lock here!”

”... ” Tang Tianyi was speechless at Luo Qianqian for a moment, then walked toward the door, squatted, and started feeling around it and the walls. In no time, his palm turned as if smudged with soot.

”Haven’t you watched cartoons or TV shows? They often mention secret arts. Have you heard of the wooden ox and flowing horse? Why do you think of picking a lock?” Tang Tianyi looked at Luo Qianqian with a ’hate that iron doesn’t turn to steel’ expression, lightly shook his head, and dabbed her cheek, successfully blackening it, ”Learn more, you silly.”

Wooden ox and flowing horse? Isn’t that... mechanical techniques?

Luo Qianqian’s mouth opened wide in surprise, but unlike Tang Tianyi, she wasn’t reckless. She took the flashlight Tang Tianyi handed her, and carefully inspected, yet saw no seams. Ancient mechanical techniques surely were different from the modern industrial deceptions meant for kids.

She could only lean against the side, letting her hand droop, holding the flashlight for Tang Tianyi.

”Found it!” Just when Luo Qianqian thought she’d waited long enough to see flowers bloom, she heard Tang Tianyi’s excited exclamation, prompting her to move over and look at the copper knob under his hand, seemingly no different from the rest on the door.

With a face full of doubts, Luo Qianqian watched as Tang Tianyi focused on the entire door, ”Qhianqhian, right upper corner, shine a light there.”

Although there was candlelight here, it was faint compared to the flashlight’s beam, which was nothing.

”Left... more left... alright, down a bit, all set, you can lower it.” After observing for a moment, Tang Tianyi calmly moved the copper knob towards the upper left.

A creaking sound resonated, slowly echoing within the silent, empty cave, and the heavy sound was immensely oppressive, as if the door hadn’t been opened for ages.

Watching the door gracefully ascend and descend, Luo Qianqian was strangely amazed. What seemed like a door that would open sideways opened vertically instead?

Moreover, how advanced could this mechanism be? The opening was puzzle-piece-shaped, fitting perfectly, which was undetectable from the outside.

A peculiar fragrance wafted out from within the door, dispelling the earlier moments of pain and fatigue, completely.